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Scooby-Doo! Where The F**k Are You?? What happens when those mystical figures from our younger years age? Apparently, they don't do much better than us!! (courtesy, NYPost) Looks like Scooby and the gang have a new mystery to solve — namely, on which street in Bushwick is Shaggy now living? DC Comics just unveiled an updated spin on the late-1960s cartoon “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!” Let’s just say these are not exactly the characters you remember. DC, which is owned by Warner Bros., the company that also controls the Hanna-Barbera cartoon properties, is set to roll out a bunch of titles putting modern spins on classic toons, including “The Flintstones,” “Jonny Quest” and “Space Ghost.” But it’s Scooby-Doo that has people talking. And not necessarily in a good way. The single image of the Scooby crew released so far, drawn by DC’s co-publisher Jim Lee, looks like a collection of traits scribbled on a whiteboard by middle-aged corporate execs brainstorming things they think today find cool. What, no hoodies or skateboards? Fred, the group’s leader, now has bulging biceps ringed by a tribal tattoo. His neckerchief has been replaced by a hipper bandana. Daphne maintains her purple and green color scheme, but now wears a tight, short-sleeved T-shirt and a bandana. Scooby appears to have some sort of robotic eye that emits emoji bubbles, and Velma — no idea what her back story is or why she’s so tiny. Is she a small ? Has she been the victim of a shrinking ray? And then there’s Shaggy, seemingly the object of the most fan derision. Who’s got time to unmask a crooked amusement-park owner? This guy’s got artisanal pickles to make. The few stray hairs that used to populate Shaggy’s chin have been replaced by a beard and handlebar mustache, nattily curled on the ends. His floppy hairdo is now straight off of a Mumford & Sons album cover, and he’s been given a plaid shirt to wear over his signature V-neck. His ears are fitted with plug earrings, and his arm is covered in colorful ink. The series’ title, “Scooby Apocalypse,” suggests the gang will be transported into a YA-friendly end-of-times universe crawling with actual monsters, not just Old Man Farley in a ghost costume. The question many are asking is, what’s the point? Will giving Fred a tattoo make this 40-plus-year-old property suddenly appeal to and teens? Seems unlikely. That demographic has their own contemporary franchises to entertain them. More than likely the reboots will be aimed at the same audience they’re often aimed at: nostalgic fans of the original property who’ll be curious to see what changes have been made. As with so many reboots, the thrill is less about a straightforward consumption of the product and more of a meta-experience where the greatest (and sometimes only) pleasures come from picking up on whatever knowing<b> winks </font></b>are directed at the original version. OMG, the young Terminator is fighting the old Terminator? OMG, Tonto is now a white guy? Yes, and Shaggy has an internship at Mast Brothers. Ruh-roh. |
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1/30/2016 4:36 am |
Wow talk about taking a wonderful childhood memory and tossing it into the hipster douche canal. Thanks d c. What's next space ghost opens a Starbucks. Jan and jade enter into a poly just so they can finally get it on without it being weird Gleek the monkey goes to rehab to get over a moly addiction
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1/30/2016 4:37 am |
Oh and tribal tats are soon out of style Fred. Gee is the comic book set in 2010?
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